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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Intelesol, Llc, Danville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Telefus, Orinda, CA (US);
Bradley Larson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Harry Rodriguez, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H03K 17/785 (2006.01); H02M 5/293 (2006.01); G05F 1/45 (2006.01); H05B 45/37 (2020.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/785 (2013.01); G05F 1/45 (2013.01); H02M 5/293 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/37 (2020.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel approach for the control of AC power uses power MOSFETs in a bidirectional switch subcircuit configuration having an optically coupled, electrically floating control circuit that self-biases the switches into the 'on' state and uses an optically coupled control element to force the switches into the 'off' state. The time constant of the control circuit is fast enough to allow phase control as well as on-off control. A plurality of subcircuits can be easily cascaded to provide improved performance.